Colorado Native Lager

An amber lager with a very full body and slightly sweet finish. I'm going to have to do some more research @ www.coloradonativelager.com...

Prost!

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Migration Brewing Lucious Lupulin IPA

I really wish there was a brewpub like Migration Brewing west of Forest Heights. Sandwiches, chips, great beer and garage doors to patio w/outdoor seating!

Note to potential Portland brewers; there's an abandoned former Bally's, former grocery on Barnes & Cedar Mill...walking distance to Sunset Transit Center with plenty of parking and potential outdoor seating.

The LL IPA is quite nice, crisp with a mellow nose but the finish is strong with bittering hops. Glad we tried this pror to the seasonal Deuce Double IPA.

Oh, did I mention pitchers???? Why don't more pubs serve pitchers??

Prost to Migration Brewing!

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Craft Brewing Growth - from CNBC

Beer Luvvas,

Interesting CNBC Article on Craft Beer Growth:

A teaser....

For many brewers, the answer to meeting that demand lies in expansion. Already in 2012, California-based Sierra Nevada Brewing, the No. 2 craft brewer and Colorado-based New Belgium Brewing, the No. 3 craft brewer, have announced they’ll be opening up brewing facilities on the east coast in order to increase production, reduce shipping costs and increase distribution. Pennsylvania-based Victory Brewing has also announced they'll be building a second facility in Pennsylvania to help meet rising demand.


This week one of the fastest-growing craft brewers in the U.S. joined the expansion fray. Lagunitas Brewing, based in Petaluma, Calif., plans to open a brewing facility in Chicago.


Now, if O'dell's would only distribute to Oregon...

Prost to more Craft Beer!

Porter's Pub & Grill on campus @ UCSD!

Well, I'm in La Jolla for an engagement and needed a beer and a bite. I searched for 'brewpub' in Google Maps and found a review for Porter's Pub & Grill - 'great beer selection!' Next thing I know I'm searching for visitor parking on UCSD campus. Looking very out of place I am led to the Student Union and Porter's Pub!

Open air with 20 taps of Stone, Ballast Point and a few others I didn't recognize. Not what I was expecting, but a fun little scavanger hunt for a beer and a bite.

Prost to college pubs!

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Midnight Sun Sampler @ Belmont Station

Flight left to right...
Sockeye Red IPA
Oak Aged Sockeye
XXX Black IPA
Obliteration VIII Imperial IPA

Extra Glass Arctic Devil Barleywine

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Lompoc Black Dawn III @ Bailey's Taproom

Prefunk for tonight's meet the brewer @ Belmont Station.

BDIII is black as night with copious chocolate aroma wafting off the standard stout dark head. The chocolate is almost nonexistant on the palette. Replaced by roasted malt and a hint of coffee.

Finish is clean with a lingering request for more at the back of your mouth. I think I'll have another!

Prost to Black Dawn III!

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Midnight Sun Meet the Brewer @ Belmont Station 6pm

Beer Luvvas,

Jeremiah Boone will be @ Belmont Station with multiple Midnight Sun beers on tap tonight @ 6pm.

• Arctic Devil Barleywine


• Obliteration VIII Imperial IPA


• Sockeye Red IPA


• Oak-aged Sockeye Red


• XXX Double Black IPA

See you there? I can actually make one of these!

Prost!

Why limit production of great beer? It's all about the Benjamins Baby!

Beer Luvvas,

Sorry I've been away for awhile, but I started a new 'real job' and the last few weeks have been quite busy. But I have time to comment on an item now!

The above picture was from the tapping of a single 15.5gal keg of Russian River Pliny the Younger at Apex last Saturday (announced over facebook I believe). My buddy was able to make it into Apex before the keg blew and paid $12 for two 6oz pours of the rarely brewed quaff.

He did validate that, at least in his opinion, the Younger was worth $1/oz. But why is that? Because it's rare, of course!

Now why is the Younger so rare, well let's do some math:

• 15.5 gal = 1,984 oz


• @ $1/oz; Apex grossed almost $2,000 on that single keg of beer!


• Let's assume that the wholesale price of a regular keg of The Elder is ~$175 - a bit of a premium for a premium brand


• Even if Russian River sells kegs of The Younger for $500, Apex (and other pubs) still net around $1,500 for this one keg! And Russian River nets an additional $325/keg produced.

So, the next time you stand in line for $1/oz of your favorite hard to find beer. Remember supply and demand - if we didn't demand it so much maybe they would increase supply because they don't yield as many greenbacks per barrel as they do in the current high demand market!

Prost to all who were able to taste the mighty Pliny the Younger!

Breckenridge Brewery Switches Small Batch Series to 4-packs

Beer Luvvas,

Looks like Breck beers just got more expensive by the ounce....

Breckenridge Brewery‘s Small Batch series, known for its premium ingredients and higher ABV, is rolling out in 4-packs. The transition to 4-packs starts with its 471 IPA and the re-release of 72 Imperial, a double chocolate cream stout made with dark and milk chocolate from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. “The move from 6-packs to 4-packs in our Small Batch series just makes sense,” says Todd Usry, Brewmaster and Director of Brewing Operations for Breckenridge Brewery. “Consumers are drawn to this packaging for bigger, bolder beers. We like that 4-packs give craft beer drinkers an opportunity to experiment with our big beers at a lower price point.”

Lower price point per pack....

Babushka's Secret ontap @ Widmer Gasthaus

Get some before it's all gone!

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